About Diptee ...

As a professional historian, I am increasingly interested in bridging the gap between discussions that take place in the academic and public realms. With this in mind, I am currently serving as the Managing Director of the federally registered Canadian non-profit the History Watch Project. This organization brings together activist scholars who are committed to the methods of critical applied history and actively engaging with practitioners on matters related to the Global South. In 2013, I developed an advisory document for the curatorial team at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights charged with developing a digital exhibit on the Atlantic slave trade. I also organized (2010) the workshop Remembering Africa and Its Diasporas which brought together an international group of individuals to discuss the ways in which history is produced and consumed, as well as the various dynamics that shape historical consciousness.

My research interests are quite varied and cover common themes in both Africa and the Caribbean. In general terms, I am interested in issues related to humanitarianism, historical memory, applied history, children and childhood in the global south, slavery, gender, and race relations. I have published work in each of these areas including a monograph, edited works, and several articles. My research has also been generously supported by several sources. In 2012, I was awarded a Visiting Fellowship from Yale University's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. In 2010, I received a three year research grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada in my research on child slavery. In past years, I have also been funded by the London Goodenough Association of Canada, the Organization of American States, the Atlantic Studies Seminar at Harvard University, the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University, and the David Nicholls Trust [UK].